Wednesday, October 24, 2012

As a
part of the City Council's CURE VIOLENCE initiative, Not Another Child will be
hosting monthly peer support sessions. Session topics will include but are not limited to: getting through the night, creating a legacy in your loved one's
memory, and more. These sessions are therapeutic and completely unbiased. Our first session will take place on:

Friday, October 19, 2012

This Saturday, S.O.S. C.A.N. will hold a clergy breakfast at The
Bethany United Methodist church. At the
breakfast we will recognize and appreciate clergy members' contributions to the fight against gun violence. A young community organizer will come to speak about how he mobilized pastors in Brownsville and East
New York to build the Nehemiah low income housing development, among other initiatives. The Clergy Action Network will also share some
pertinent information with attendees that will transform neighborhoods and houses
of worship. Finally, participants will discuss the importance doing something not simply
for the sake of doing it, but for the sake of adding value to communities
and congregations.For more information contact S.O.S. clergy liason Reverend Kevin Jones at 917-837-2032 or masterkevin5@aol.com.

Thursday, October 4, 2012

Save Our Streets Crown Heights is on Facebook! "Like" the S.O.S. facebook page at http://www.facebook.com/soscrownheights to keep up with our updates. The facebook page is a great way to learn about our events, Shooting Responses, messages from Outreach Workers and Violence Interrupters and inspiring statements from community members.

Here is a sample of some of our recent Facebook statuses to give you an idea of what we post.

We've had too many shootings this fall. We are hurting and losing people. Let's come together as a community to END the shootings and killings. STOP SHOOTING. START LIVING. We can do this Crown Heights.

We just reached 700 facebook likes! The movement is spreading because of you and your belief in a safer community for everyone. Let's keep it going! Who is going to be 701? 702? 800? 1000? Together we can END GUN VIOLENCE! #StopShooting #StartLiving

We are working hard to end the gun violence in Crown Heights. We are so thankful that our neighborhood supports our work. Business owners, residents, teachers, Pastors and community organizers are working together to save lives. LMS if you are ready to see an end to gun violence in your neighborhood.

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Program Overview

Outreach Workers

S.O.S. outreach workers engage with those who are most likely to shoot or be shot. Our goal is to stop gun violence before it happens, and prevent retaliatory acts when it does.

Community Mobilization

S.O.S. Crown Heights works with a wide range of community partners; organizing BBQs, concerts, sporting events, rallies, and other events intended to strengthen our community and bring an end to gun violence

Crown Heights Mediation Center

S.O.S. is a project of the Crown Heights Mediation Center. Click on the image to go to the CHCMC blog or call 718-773-6886 for more information.

Center for Court Innovation

The Crown Heights Community Mediaiton Center is a project of the Center for Court Innovation